Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
The Rand McNally Atlas shows that in 1895, Dorton had a post office and no railroad service.
The following communities are listed based on their distance from Dorton, with the one closest to Dorton listed first.
- Beefhide
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Beefhide is located in Letcher County
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- Lookout
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lookout is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout
- Ashcamp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Ashcamp is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashcamp
- Venters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Venters is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venters
- Robinson Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Beaver
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Deane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Deane is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deane
- Pound
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Hall
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hall is located in Knott County
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- Craftsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Craftsville is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craftsville
- Clintwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Millstone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Millstone is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Sergent
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tarpon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Fishtrap
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fishtrap is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishtrap
- Pikeville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- McDowell
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Flat Gap
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Flat Gap is located in Wise County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
- Raven
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Raven is located in Knott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raven
- Coal Run Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Minnie
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Top
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Smoot Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Smoot Creek is located in Letcher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoot Creek
- Whitesburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Stratton
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stratton is located in Dickenson County (VA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stratton
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Dorton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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